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Another word for pound

pound Synonyms

pound

n.

Measure of weight
sixteen ounces, Troy pound, avoirdupois pound, commercial pound, pint; see also measure 1, weight 1.
Kennel
coop, doghouse, cage; see pen 1.

pound Synonyms

pound

v.

hammer, pulsate, crush, pulverize; see beat 1, 2, 3, hit 1. See syn. study at beat.

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Another word for pound

verb

To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows:
assail, assault, baste, batter, beat, belabor, buffet, drub, hammer, pummel, smash, thrash, thresh. (Informal) lambaste. (Slang) clobber. Idiom: rain blows on. See attack, strike
To shape, break, or flatten with repeated blows:
beat, forge¹, hammer. See repetition, strike
To make rhythmic contractions, sounds, or movements:
beat, palpitate, pulsate, pulse, throb. See repetition, sounds
To fix (an idea, for example) in someone's mind by reemphasis and repetition:
drill, drive, implant, impress, inculcate, instill. See teach

noun

A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:
bang, blow², clout, crack, hit, lick, slug³, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. (Informal) bash, biff, bop, clip¹, wallop. (Slang) belt, conk, paste. See attack, strike
A stroke or blow, especially one that produces a sound:
beat, clunk, thud, thump. See attack, sounds, strike

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Sofia wanted to pound Jake's face in.
There was something else in her eyes that made his blood pound harder.
Fred shrugged as he continued to pound away at the keys.
Foreign gold coins, especially the pound sterling (par value 110 piastres) and the French 20-franc piece (par value 872 piastres) have free currency.
This fund is raised by the rate of 6d.in the pound on the assessable value of the county of London, and redistributed among the boroughs in proportion to their population.

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